WWI Draft Records - Two Hanleys

I have come across the World War I draft registration cards for 1917 and 1918 on the Family Search web site. Although I have not found a card for my Uncle Jim Eagan (I had previously looked at the actual cards at the National Archives), I did find records for two of my grandmother's brothers - Tim Hanley and Tom Hanley. The first is that for Tim Hanley:

Draft Registration WWI - Tim Hanley

Note from the registration card that Uncle Tim, who came to the US in 1912, was living at 116 Jefferson Ave. in 1917/18 - which agrees with Rochester City Directories for that time - and is a shipping clerk at Rochester Button on State Street.

The other is for Tom Hanley:

Draft Registration WWI - Tom Hanley

Uncle Tom Hanley, who came to the US from Ireland in 1910, was living at 136 Bartlett Street in Rochester which was the home of his brother Michael - again, this agrees with the Rochester City Directories. Tom was a billing clerk at Kodak on State Street.

Eagans in County Cork, Ireland

My great-grandfather Patrick M. Eagan's death was noted in the Rochester, NY Democrat & Chronicle. The obituary noted that he was born in Cork, Ireland in 1828 and came to Albion, NY about 1840. Unfortunately, this does not specify where in County Cork he was born - in Cork City or somewhere in the county.

There are Irish census records available for only 1901 and 1911, about sixty years after he left Ireland. The closest we have as a census for an earlier period is Griffith's Valuation, a survey of Ireland for tax purposes. This survey taken for County Cork was done between 1851 and 1853 about ten years after Patrick left. I have looked at Griffith's Valuation in Cork for Eagans by that spelling and find only two, a Thomas Eagan and Michael Eagan. (In addition, there are about one hundred and ninety with the name spelled 'Egan.')  Is it possible that either Thomas or Michael are relatives of my great-grandfather?

Thomas Eagan occupied land in the Town of Youghal in the Parish of Youghal and had a house and small garden on South Cross Lane (just off Friar Street). The house and land was leased from the representatives of Joshua H. Bull who may be a member of the Bull family in Knockrea, Cork.

Michael Eagan occupied land in the Village of Clashavodig in the Parish of Little Island and on that land he had a house and garden. The land was leased from John Cantillon.

I wish this helped me but right now it is just a set of facts to be filed.

Our Spring Cruises

We are doing early preparations for our Spring cruises that will start on April 6. The first starts at Port Everglades and end on April 29 in Civitavecchia - the port city for Rome. This is actually two cruises that are sold as a single one on Holland American's m/s Eurodam. It is a 16 day transatlantic cruise followed by a 7 day Mediterranean cruise. This is a picture of the itinerary:

Notice that one of the ports that we are scheduled to stop is LaGoulette, the port city for Tunis, Tunisia. I would like to stop there as we have never been there but I suspect that this port will be scrapped due to recent uprisings there.

Following that cruise - that ends in Rome - we will fly to Milan and stay there for three or four days and then go on the Nice and spend a few days there. We are looking forward to spending time in Milan as the only places we have been to in Milan is the airport and train station on our way from Amsterdam to Florence a couple of years ago. The last time we were in Nice was probably 1984.

Following our stay in Milan and Nice we will start our next cruise from Monte Carlo on May 5. This is an 11 day Mediterranean cruise aboard Azamara Cruise's Quest and will end on May 16 in Barcelona, Spain. We are looking forward to this cruise as it is our first time on an Azamara ship and it is a step above most of the ships that we cruise on. The Quest holds only about 600 passengers and we like small ships. Here is the picture for this cruise.

We are going to try something new this cruise. We purchased a 'no-contract' international cell phone so we can be contacted by the folks at Nancy's father's assisted living place in Michigan. It has a UK number and cannot be used in the USA but only in Europe. It turns out we will also be able to use it next January when we take our South America/Antarctica cruise.

Maloney Deeds

Here are two deeds for property purchased in Rochester, NY by my grandfather, Fred Maloney, and my great-grandfather, Francis Maloney. These documents are from New York Land Records, 1630-1975 at the Family Search web site. The first is an index for the deed to the property my grandparents had on Greig Street that they purchased in 1905. Unfortunately the deed itself has yet to be scanned.

Deed Index for Maloney Property on Greig Street

The second deed - both the Index and Deed itself - is for a piece of property on Frank Street that Francis Maloney purchased in 1866. The first is the Index and the second is the Deed itself.

Index for Deed for Frank St. Property

Deed for Frank Street Property

Stephen Eagan in Springfield, MA

This morning I looked at the Springfield, MA City Directories to see where the Stephen Eagan (my grandfather) family lived in Springfield from about 1904 to 1906. Prior to 1904 the Eagans lived in New Haven, CT. In the entries for 1904 and 1905 Stephen Eagan was listed as a blacksmith and lived at 134 Walnut. Today this location is (or next to) a Kentucky Fried Chicken place. The 1906 entry notes that he "rem[oved] to Rochester, N Y" and we know that the 1906 Rochester City Directory lists Stephen back in Rochester working at Camera Works. In Springfield he probably worked as a carriage blacksmith but I don't know what carriage or automobile company he worked at.

My Uncle - Rev. Joseph T. Maloney

While searching the online versions of the Rochester Catholic Courier I came across 28 references to the Rev. Joseph T, Maloney, my mother's brother. Most were items concerning weddings and funerals he officiated at. However, I have saved four that I thought significant.  The first is from the Courier's issue of May 25, 1956 entitled, "Seven Priests To Mark Silver Jubilees."

The next is his obituary from the March 18, 1965 issue of the Courier. My Uncle Joe was only fifty-eight when he died. He led a very active live with swimming, handball, etc., the very picture of health. Ironically he died of a heart attack in the locker room at the CYO in downtown Rochester.

The next from March 25, 1965 is a eulogy delivered at my uncle's funeral by a friend of his, Rev. Gerald Krieg.

The final item from the Courier's issue of June 13, 1979 about the Reverend Joseph T. Maloney Memorial Award, awarded by the Rochester CYO for outstanding service to youth. I have also found an item in 1980 but do not know how long the award continued.